The Bloomberg Terminal rewards depth. A power user does not memorize all 15,000 functions but builds a personal toolkit of ~200 commands and three to five proprietary screens. This guide’s exclusive workflows—EQS factor screening, EVTS event trading, YAS waterfall analysis, and ALPHA backtesting—will immediately separate you from the 80% who never leave DES and GP.
Final exclusive tip: On any function, press <HELP> <HELP> (two quick presses) → Bloomberg sends a live human expert to your screen within 20 seconds. Use it.
This is the trader’s scalpel. You pull up a bond or a stock. RV compares it against its entire peer group, historical spread, and risk factors. It instantly tells you if an asset is cheap or expensive relative to everything else. Exclusive traders don't buy "dips"; they buy RV dislocations. bloomberg terminal guide exclusive
Forget the headline GDP numbers. WEI is Bloomberg’s proprietary high-frequency real-time economic indicator. It tells you what the economy is doing right now using tax withholding, electricity usage, and shipping data. When the Fed is guessing, the pros are watching WEI.
Most users ignore NSUB <GO>. Create boolean queries: The Bloomberg Terminal rewards depth
("merger" OR "acquisition") AND "activist" AND NOT ("rumor" OR "unconfirmed")
Save as alert → push to IB (Inbox).
DAPI <GO> lets you build SQL-like queries without coding.
Example: This is the trader’s scalpel
SELECT PX_LAST, VOLUME_AVG_30D
FROM EQUITY_REFERENCE
WHERE TICKER IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'GOOGL')
AND DATE = '2026-04-01'
This is not just email. This is the Bloomberg Chat system. This is where billions of dollars in trades are negotiated. Warning: Do not use MSG for personal chatter; compliance monitors every keystroke.